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Velominati Super Prestige: Gent Wevelgem 2017

Well shit. Our new book, The Hardmen, which is due to go to print any day now, has us so…

8 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Milano Sanremo 2017

Well, that didn't go as expected. It was over a month ago the last time I wrote an article and…

8 years ago

Youth

I've never been afraid of imitating my heroes, they always seemed like the best examples available and as a student of…

8 years ago

Dead Tired

Before I make this about me, as I always do, I want to give credit to Roberto Ballini, who is…

8 years ago

Support Your Local Framebuilder

I won't hold liking cats against you, but if you don't like dogs, you're dead to me. Some things aren't…

8 years ago

Merckxy Christmas and Coppi New Year!

Another year come and gone, another pile of New Year's resolutions out the door, done and dusted. It's a good thing…

8 years ago

On Rule #3: Role Modelling

What we do in life echoes in eternity. - Maximus, Gladiator We all make mistakes. We can only hope that…

8 years ago

Inanimate Objects

I have a love-hate relationship with inanimate objects. I appreciate them for their utility, but I genuinely have no patience…

8 years ago

Patience

It's been about a month since I've last been on the bike; I can't recall the last time I went…

8 years ago

Look Pro: Rollin’ Dirty

When it comes to training, no one loves riding outside and loathes riding inside more than I do. On the…

8 years ago

Anatomy of a Photo: Full Gas

We are just about done with our next book, The Hardmen. At its core is the question: how hard is…

8 years ago

Shifting Sands

One of my favorite stories in Cycling is of the 1989 World Championships. It was a very lumpy parcours, with…

8 years ago

Winter

As Cyclists, we are uniquely subjected to the changing of seasons. The green canopy of forest that we ride through…

8 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Men’s World Championship Road Race 2016

Three riders stand out in this photo: Sagan, Van Avarcan't*, and Deggencobble in the drops, crushing it up the stupid-steep cobbled…

8 years ago

The Tangled Past

For more than three decades, I've been obsessed with Cycling. Not just the business of being in love with riding…

8 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Paris-Tours 2016

One doesn't appreciate how many touring companies there are in Paris until you do a search for "Paris-Tours". Refine the search…

8 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Giro di Lombardia 2016

I turned forty last week. Nothing feels different except all my strength has gone, my memory sucks, and everything hurts…

8 years ago

FFS Fridays: Sideburn Doping

They say hindsight is twenty-twenty; it is only with the knowledge gained through experience that we are able to reframe…

8 years ago

Training for ‘Cross

I recently upgraded my phone, tablet, laptop, and TV to their most modern respective operating systems. These devices are now…

8 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: The Joyride

There are very few experiences as incredible as riding a bike; the wind in your face, the sensation of generating speed…

8 years ago